WHYTE'S AUTUMN ONLINE ART AUCTION TIMED 23 OCTOBER 2023

105 AUTUMN ONLINE ART AUCTION Ends Monday 23 October 2023 from 6PM 99 Derek Clarke MBE RSW RSA RSWS (1912-2014) FREDA [CONNEMARA SERIES], 1938 oil on canvas signed and dated lower left 30 by 20in. (76.2 by 50.8cm) Frame Size: 37.5 by 27.5in. (95.3 by 69.9cm) Provenance: Frederick Gallery, Dublin; Private collection Exhibired: ‘Derek Clarke, Paintings and Drawings in Connemara 1938, 1939 & 1946’, Frederick Gallery, Dublin, 13-24 September 2004, catalogue no. 10 A copy of the Frederick Gallery catalogue is included with this lot. Born at Longthorpe, Peterborough, Derek Clarke studied at the Slade School of Art. He lived in the West of Ireland both before and after the SecondWorldWar where, inspired by the landscape and people of Connemara, he produced a significant amount of work. Derek Clarke taught at Edinburgh College of Art between 1947 and 1978, supplementing his income by painting portraits. A retrospective of his work was held at the Royal Scottish Academy in 2013. He was still painting up to his death in 2014 at the age of 101. €1,500-€2,000 (£1,300-£1,740 approx.) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot99